2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Comprehensive Study on the Buddhist stupas in Indian Culture Area
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21401016
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Indian philosophy/Buddhist studies
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| Research Institution | Shuchiin University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NAITO Sakae 奈良国立博物館, 学芸課, 部長補佐 (40290928)
MATSUMOTO Minenori 種智院大学, 人文学部, 准教授 (40351275)
SHAKYA Sudan 種智院大学, 人文学部, 講師 (60447117)
NASU Mayumi 種智院大学, 人文学部, 講師 (40424973)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TACHIKAWA Musashi 愛知学院大学, 文学部, 講師 (00022369)
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| Research Collaborator |
SHARMA A. K. Archaeological adviser of Govt. of Chhattisgarh
PRADHAN G. C. Maritime Museum
BARUA D. K. Dhaka University
NAHAR N. S. National Museum of Dhaka
HUSSAIN M. Department of Archaeology, Deputy Director
中 淳志 , 写真家
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | インド / 仏塔 / 奉献塔 / パーラ朝 / バングラデシュ / ネパール / 大乗仏教 / 密教 |
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| Research Abstract |
The study placed the Ratnagiri Maha-stupa etc. to the position of the Development form from middle period Buddhist stupa style by particularly considering how to enshrine Buddha's ashes. And it placed late period Buddhist stupa style(High height style stupa as Vikramasila and Somapura etc.) to the ultimate style of Buddhist stupa. Then I discussed changes of each period in the structure and meaning of stupa.
Focusing on the small and the medium size stupa, known as Votive stupa, we conduct a survey of the stupas that exit in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The votive stupa has cavities either in the single side or in the four sides, where the verities of Buddhist icons are erected. Analyzing those icons, it reveals that the Mahayana Buddhist icons, describing the life history of Buddha coexistence with Buddhist tantric icons, exhibiting the four Buddha of the Vajradhatumandalas. Again, the Pratityasamutpada-gatha was dedicated to those stupas, which enclosed the ashes of Buddha or his disciples.
This study discussed the particulars mentioned above, and verified the faith and offering for the votive stupa as well.
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